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Step right up to Oscar Wilde’s uproarious vaudeville spectacular The Canterville Ghost which is coming to haunt and delight audiences at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn, as part of a wider UK Tour. The gloriously ghoulish show, directed by Olivia Jacobs, is part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the award-winning theatre company Tall Stories.... Continue Reading →
Using top-secret information from the war archives, classified until 1972, a new play, Tom Dick & Harry which opens at the Alexandra Palace Theatre, London on 26 July debunks the myths, honours the people involved, and tells the true story of the most daring escape attempt in World War II history. From the team behind... Continue Reading →
The cast has been announced for Dexter Flanders’ unmissable debut play FOXES, coming to Seven Dials Playhouse for a limited season this summer following critically acclaimed runs at Theatre503 and Theatre Peckham. Lauded for its incredibly authentic performances and exceptional writing, FOXES tells a deeply moving and complex story of family, community and sexual identity,... Continue Reading →
BONNIE AND CLYDE THE MUSICAL began performances at The Arts Theatre this week, starring Frances Mayli McCann as ‘Bonnie Parker’, Jordan Luke Gage as ‘Clyde Barrow’, Natalie McQueen as ‘Blanche Barrow’ and George Maguire as ‘Buck Barrow’. The full company includes Cleve September as ‘Ted’ and Ako Mitchell as ‘Preacher’, Pippa Winslow as ‘Cumie Barrow/Governor... Continue Reading →
Gartland Productions is thrilled to announce the cast of LIFT, opening at Southwark Playhouse on Friday 13th May 2022. Leading the company, X Factor finalist Luke Friend He/Him (Footloose, American Idiot) will play the role of Busker. He will be joined by West End star Hiba Elchikhe She/Her (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Fiver), playing the... Continue Reading →
Red Pitch by Tyrell Williams, a fast-paced, sharp-edged, and powerful story about gentrification and the impact of this relentless change on London’s communities had its world premiere at the Bush Theatre in February. Once it received both audience and critical acclaim, the production quickly sold out. Now, having been filmed in front of a specially... Continue Reading →
New photographs of the cast of & Juliet have been released. The new cast includes Keala Settle as Nurse, Tom Francis as Romeo and Julius D’Silva as the amorous Frenchman, Lance. Keala - internationally renowned for her starring role in the global smash hit movie The Greatest Showman in which she performed the iconic song... Continue Reading →
New photographs of Jonathan Bailey and Joel Harper-Jackson in Mike Bartlett’s razor sharp, and hilarious play C O C K have been released. The Olivier Award-winning Jonathan Bailey, who plays John in the production, is currently starring in the Netflix blockbuster, Bridgerton. The full cast of C O C K is: Jonathan Bailey (John), Joel... Continue Reading →
Production photos have been released from the new London production of Arthur Laurents’ and Stephen Sondheim’s rarely produced 1964 musical ‘Anyone Can Whistle’. A political satire about conformity and the ostracisation of those considered ‘other’ in society, ‘Anyone Can Whistle’, directed by Georgie Rankcom, plays Southwark Playhouse until 7 May, 2022. Alex Young is the... Continue Reading →
A play for today with a style that’s pure class as brother and sister confront their past to secure their future Against the backdrop of a tough London estate, as a drug dealing former lover prowls and the debt collector is at the door, two siblings come together to clear their cantankerous nan’s council flat... Continue Reading →
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